Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng)
Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng) is a simple yet versatile dish that takes just a few simple ingredients and a few minutes to put together. Sweet and savory fried rice with juicy shrimp is topped with a fried egg.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp cooking oil (divided)
- 3 clove garlic (minced)
- 3 small shallots (sliced thinly)
- 1 fresh red chili (sliced)
- 10-12 medium shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 6 cup cooked rice (see notes)
- 3 tablesooons kecap manis (sweet soy sauce (see notes for substitute)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Dash black pepper or white pepper
- 4 eggs
- Chopped scallions (garnish)
- Sliced cucumber (garnish)
- Sliced tomato (garnish)
- Shrimp crackers / Kerupuk udang (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok over medium-high heat.
- 2
Add garlic and shallots to the oil as it heats up.
- 3
When the garlic and shallots start to turn slightly brown, add sliced red chili to the wok.
- 4
Add shrimp, then stir-fry till just slightly opaque.
- 5
Pour the rice into the wok, followed by kecap manis and soy sauce.
- 6
Stir well to distribute the sauce evenly in the rice.
- 7
Add a couple of dashes of white pepper or black pepper, then stir to combine all the ingredients. Transfer to a serving dish.
- 8
Just before serving, in a separate small frying pan, fry each egg individually using the remaining cooking oil.
- 9
Pour about 1 tablespoon of chopped scallions in a small bowl then fill it to the brim with the fried rice. Place your serving plate on top of the bowl, then invert it so that your bowl is now on the top of your plate. Carefully remove the small bowl.
- 10
Place fried egg over the rice. Garnish with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and shrimp crackers (if using)